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President of U.S. Bishops says cost is too high, loss is too great for Health Care Bill not to be revised

WASHINGTON - Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued the following statement on the state of health care reform:

Bishops ask Catholics to pray election novena

WASHINGTON - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) invites U.S. Catholics to pray before the November election a novena for life, justice, and peace called Novena for Faithful Citizenship.  It is a podcast and available for download.

Bishops respond to House Speaker Pelosi's misrepresentation of Church teaching against abortion

WASHINGTON - Cardinal Justin Rigali, chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activities, and Bishop William E. Lori, chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on Doctrine, have issued the following statement:

Poll shows overwhelming support for immigration reform among Catholics

WASHINGTON - A recent Zogby poll of Catholics nationwide showed overwhelming support for reform of our nation's immigration laws, with Catholics supporting a path to citizenship for the estimated 12 million undocumented persons in the country.The poll conducted October 17-20, included a sample of 1,000 people who self-identified as Roman Catholics ...

Official Catholic Directory statistics show Catholics still 22 percent of U.S. population

WASHINGTON - Data in the 2009 Official Catholic Directory, also known as the Kenedy Directory, show there are 68,115,001 Catholics in the United States, making up 22 percent of the U.S. population. The total number of Catholics is an increase of about one million from the previous year.The directory is based on information collected from dioceses a...

Bishops pass statement "On Embryonic Stem Cell Research"

WASHINGTON - U.S. Catholic bishops, convening June 12-14 in Orlando, Florida at their semi-annual spring meeting, by a vote of 191 to 1, passed a statement concerning embryonic stem cell research.